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423 hedge funds and large institutions have $9.47B invested in Ulta Beauty in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 62 funds opening new positions, 151 increasing their positions, 157 reducing their positions, and 43 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

110% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $245M | Put options by funds: $117M

45% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 → 16 (+5)

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 43

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.66B → $9.47B (+$811M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 407 → 423 (+16)

4% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 151 | Existing positions reduced: 157

Holders
423
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+3.93%
% of All Funds
11.81%
Holding in Top 10
16
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+45.45%
% of All Funds
0.45%
New
62
Increased
151
Reduced
157
Closed
43
Calls
$245M
Puts
$117M
Net Calls
+$128M
Net Calls Change
+$191M

Top Buyers

1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$305M
2
LPC
Lone Pine Capital
Connecticut
+$155M
3
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$113M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$106M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$79.1M

Top Sellers

1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$163M
2
JSP
Jackson Square Partners
California
-$76M
3
William Blair & Company
William Blair & Company
Illinois
-$66.9M
4
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$55.1M
5
Macquarie Group
Macquarie Group
Australia
-$53.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VFA
126
Virtus Fund Advisers
Connecticut
$8.73M +$222K +1,348 +3%
FT
127
Fiduciary Trust
Massachusetts
$8.6M +$314K +1,910 +4%
QI
128
Qualcomm Inc
California
$8.48M +$8.54M +51,900 New
USAA
129
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$7.8M -$899K -5,460 -10%
PPA
130
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$7.64M -$228K -1,383 -3%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
131
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$7.63M -$481K -2,921 -6%
SG Americas Securities
132
SG Americas Securities
New York
$7.35M +$64.8M +393,903 New
WMC
133
Westwood Management Corporation
Illinois
$7.3M +$5.58M +33,900 +314%
BlackRock
134
BlackRock
New York
$7.06M +$1.98M +12,055 +39%
NIP
135
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
$7.03M -$60.1K -365 -0.8%
Prudential Financial
136
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$6.85M -$29.3M -178,150 -81%
VRS
137
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$6.63M -$361K -2,190 -5%
FP
138
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$6.49M -$1.74M -10,552 -21%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
139
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$6.26M -$1.74M -10,585 -22%
National Pension Service
140
National Pension Service
South Korea
$6.18M +$6.23M +37,855 New
BIM
141
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$6.18M -$784K -4,762 -11%
CAM
142
Congress Asset Management
Massachusetts
$6.1M +$562K +3,413 +10%
CPH
143
C Partners Holding
Switzerland
$5.83M – – –
HMS
144
Hanseatic Management Services
New Mexico
$5.76M +$3.35M +20,347 +129%
HCM
145
Hodges Capital Management
Texas
$5.72M -$823K -5,000 -12%
VAM
146
Visium Asset Management
New York
$5.7M -$3.23M -19,604 -36%
SL
147
SIB LLC
New York
$5.5M -$232K -1,408 -4%
BRA
148
Bender Robert & Associates
California
$5.4M -$77.7K -472 -1%
BF
149
BOK Financial
Oklahoma
$5.14M -$40.3K -245 -0.8%
SIA
150
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$5.14M – – –
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ULTA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

423 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Ulta Beauty (ULTA) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $9.47B — up 9.4% from $8.66B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 62 funds opened new ULTA positions and 43 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 151 added to existing stakes and 157 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $305M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $163M.

  • 423 institutional investors held Ulta Beauty (ULTA) as of Q3 2015, up from 407 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $9.47B of Ulta Beauty stock for Q3 2015, up 9.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 62 funds opened new Ulta Beauty positions in Q3 2015 and 43 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty buyer in Q3 2015 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $305M added.
  • The largest Ulta Beauty seller in Q3 2015 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $163M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.